Chapter XXVII
The bathroom is melted with silver filigree charcoal, separated by dense curtains, and the petal-shaped bath has been filled with warm water, rising foggy heat, lit in the incense niche Angelica, peach skin, cypress leaves, scattered, green wood mixed with five kinds of spices, wrapped around the whole bathroom is warm.
Chai Xiyun put on a high bun, faded the ornaments, approached the pool, took off the cicada gauze clothes, Lingyu and Zipei hugged her on both sides, and while helping her into the water, she said with concern, "Is the water temperature appropriate?" ”。
Chai Xiyun responded lightly, slowly sank down, leaned sideways against the pool wall, because only a jasper hairpin was used when the hair was curled, the bun was loose, not long or short, and it was falling on the collarbone, and the water surface was hazy covering Chai Xiyun's peach-colored cheeks, adding a bit of flattery.
"Imperial Doctor Jiang told me that you must soak for half an hour before the effect can occur, the county lord should be patient, and the slave maid will prepare rice wine for you, so that you will not be sleepy and dry in the mouth." Qing Xuan bent over and said, and the little palace maid beside her had sent the tray of rice dew wine into the water, slowly washing away the peach-colored flower dew sprinkled on the water.
Xu is because of the hot steaming noodles, quite a bit of apricot eyes lazy, Chai Xiyun only groped to pull the tray to the near side, took a sip, and moistened his lips, "This is the next night, but the body is itchy, although the Jiang Taiyi method is good, but every day has to soak for half an hour, after a long time, the body is not weak." ”
"Don't worry, the county lord has already told him, Wanqin is watching in the small kitchen to make Ejiao Babao Sydney pears for the county lord, and eat a small bowl after soaking, it will definitely be fine." Lingyu said with relief.
"Because of the lack of blood and blood of our queen mother, the official family left all the good ejiao from Dong'e County in the West Palace, and the county lord used it to make up for it, and it can also nourish the skin!" Zipei also said.
"Nourish the skin" Chai Xiyun sighed softly, "Just ask for the rash on my back, and don't leave a mark is the right thing." ”
"Of course not, don't talk nonsense."
There was a reproach from Yingying outside the curtain tent, and everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they could recognize the human voice, it was Zhao Yuanwei, and Zhao Fuping entered the door with her.
"Greetings to the two princesses." Qing Xuan hurriedly led everyone to salute, Chai Xiyun turned back slightly, stretched out his arm and said, "Come over quickly." ”
"Don't move, let me see first." Zhao Yuanwei hurriedly stepped forward, gathered her skirt, leaned down to look at her back and neck, and couldn't help exchanging surprised glances with Zhao Fuping, and hurriedly said, "How can you be so careless, with so many rashes, this is going to itch, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to die." ”
Chai Xiyun straightened up and responded, "That's why you want to soak to relieve itching!" The doctor was also worried that if I scratched and broke it, it would leave a scar. ”
"You Moti don't have scars," Zhao Fuping interrupted her, "Your skin is smoother than snow, and you won't leave half a blemish." ”
Chai Xiyun turned around and saw that the two of them were leaning over, frowning, their faces full of worry, and they couldn't help but change their faces to smiles, "You don't have to worry, it's fine, I've seen it, let's go out quickly!" I'll talk to you when I'm done. ”
"Later today, the house will assign errands to the girls, and I will stay soon, so I will talk to you here for a while." Zhao Yuanwei explained, Chai Xiyun saw that Zhao Fuping had no intention of leaving, so he compromised, "There is a charcoal fire in the bathroom, it is very hot, you take off your coat, so as not to be stained by water." ”
"It's okay" The two responded, Zipei and Lingyu hurriedly stepped forward to help widen their coats, Qing Xuan instructed the small palace people to go to the compartment to get two low stools, add a fruit bowl and two wine cups, and arrange to stop, the two of them sat on the edge of the pool, Chai Xiyun turned around, pushed the rice dew wine to the edge of the pool, poured two lamps himself, and then said to Zhao Fuping, "Why don't you stay in the Nanqing Palace for a few more days, and what are you doing when you come back in a hurry." ”
"Isn't that remembering you? Brother Eight Princes went back to the house to mention the matter, but I was frightened, I packed my clothes last night, and entered the palace with Brother Eight Princes early this morning. Zhao Fuping responded.
Zhao Yuanwei rolled up her sleeves, reached out to test the temperature of the water, and said, "It's warm and hot, but it's comfortable." She took her hand, Zipei also handed over the silk scarf, Zhao Yuanwei wiped her hands, and then said, "I still remember that you had a rash when you were a child, it was when you lived in the subterfuge, your palms were all over, you couldn't scratch, you couldn't scratch, and you didn't see good when you smeared cool peppermint cream every night, and you couldn't sleep at all, and your mother had to hold you. ”
"Tell me more! If it weren't for the greed for play at that time, how could he wipe his hands with the cedar powder used to make incense. Chai Xiyun said as if jokingly, Zhao Fuping reached out and took her hand, and looked at it carefully, "Look at this hand, the fat is like jade, you can't see it at all, and the body will be fine." ”
Chai Xiyun smiled, then became curious, leaned over and asked, "Yesterday, when Brother Eight Wang was leaving, he said that he asked Xu Gongzi to go to the mansion, and you didn't see him again!" ”
Zhao Fuping slowly withdrew his hand, and said angrily, "I saw you in your name, who didn't know that you were in the palace yesterday, if I see him again, wouldn't I not be self-defeating." ”
"You are also messing around" Before Zhao Fuping's words fell, Zhao Yuanwei's reproach had already hit, Chai Xiyun lowered his eyes slightly, and only heard Zhao Yuanwei then said, "Dare to think of any way, I see how you explain to your uncle." ”
"Uncle is not in the capital now, it doesn't matter if he comes, I have told my aunt that she will definitely protect me, and if Xu Gongzi is really in love with Ping'er, where can I find such a good relative!"
"But please do as you wish" Zhao Yuanwei and Chai Xiyun laughed and talked, Zhao Fuping was said to have red cheeks, and said coquettishly, "Look at what you say, don't mess around with mandarin ducks, what kind of affection, family affairs are not relatives, white people don't know how to blush." ”
When Zhao Fuping rarely blushed in embarrassment, Chai Xiyun and Zhao Yuanwei both felt fresh, and couldn't help but quip, "Let's mess around with mandarin ducks, what is that sister blushing!" ”
"You" Zhao Fuping didn't know how to refute for a while, when he was annoyed, he reached out and picked up the water and splashed it on Chai Xiyun's face, Chai Xiyun raised his hand to cover his face, swam back two steps, and suddenly felt that his face was refreshing, very interesting, so he didn't care about the direction, stretched out his hand to pull the tray farther, picked up the water and raised it, she was not afraid, this handful of water was too powerful, Zhao Yuanwei and the two couldn't dodge, and their skirts were splashed.
"Oops!" Zhao Yuanwei got up in surprise, raised her hand to wipe the water stains on her face, and complained, "Why don't you recognize people, it's obviously Fuping's fault." ”
"If you weren't making fun of me, how could I be like this," Zhao Fuping also said coquettishly.
Chai Xiyun became more and more energetic, and said with a smile, "I don't care who you are, and I don't recognize anyone in the water that was spilled." Before she could finish speaking, she made another splash, laughed and ran to the back of the bath.
Zhao Yuanwei saw that her clothes were wet, and she no longer had any scruples, she pulled Zhao Fuping Banju by the pool, and patted the water a few times angrily, Zhao Fuping was secretly anxious, and said, "What's the matter, we will suffer, and we will not be able to get this clothes soaked." ”
Before the words fell, scattered droplets of water hit his face, Zhao Fuping subconsciously covered his face, and began to splash over when he came back to his senses.
Qing Xuan always cares about the rules, not as playful as Lingyu and Zipei, under her constant advice, this frolic has finally come to an end temporarily, but at this time, no matter the master and maid in the house, no one is not wet clothes and hair, Chai Xiyun leaned against the pool wall, opened the hair that was close to his cheeks, and looked at the embarrassed crowd couldn't help laughing, Zhao Yuanwei and Zhao Fuping looked at each other for a moment, and then turned to look at Chai Xiyun, thinking that they were the golden branches and jade leaves pampered by the royal family. It's even more impossible to exceed the rules for half a minute, just so ridiculous and laughing, Zhao Fuping has never had it, even Zhao Yuanwei and Chai Xiyun have not been so happy for a long time, the more the three of them think about it, the more interesting it becomes, the laughter suddenly spread throughout the palace, under the warm light, the faces of the three girls are becoming more and more hazy, Rao is naturally beautiful, gold and jade are noble, and they are also in the rising heat, messing with people's eyes.
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"With Yun'er, it's just nonsense." Zhao Yuanwei sat in front of the steps, took off her shoes and socks, and complained, "Mrs. Xia is still counting on me to go back to manage the house with her, and the placement of the girls is still waiting for me to make an idea, which is a shame to miss the hour." ”
"Why are you going to be a housekeeper before you have passed the door?" Zhao Fuping spread his hair and asked sideways.
Zhao Yuanwei nodded lightly, and only listened to Chai Xiyun behind the screen and said, "You have your own mansion after marriage, and the head of the Xia Mansion is naturally your mother-in-law, so why make up your mind." ”
"The family has a confused account, although it is a split family, but there are many messy things involved, my mother-in-law is now asking me to help sort out the accounts! If this account is not clear, even if the family is divided, it will be troublesome. ”
"The Xia family is only two brothers, and it is also a family with few children in Beijing, and it is a clear official, if it is even troublesome to divide the Xia Mansion, then if Yun'er marries into the Yang Mansion in the future, it will be even more troublesome."
Chai Xiyun was straightening his waist, and when he heard that Zhao Fuping had led the words to himself, he hurriedly said, "Hey~ Don't involve me." ”
Zhao Yuanwei smiled lightly and replied, "It is precisely because of the clear words and officials, the trouble of the elders in the family striving for fairness, if you rely on me, you are a little confused, and the accounts are not clear, even if the Erlang family has more shares, it doesn't matter, I don't care about this idea of family property with him, Ruo'an also has the same character as me, brother, what's the matter if there are more and less, but the old lady is not happy!" I'm afraid that it will spread out and say that she is mean to which son. ”
"Your mother-in-law is fair-hearted, if she is born as a man, she will be a clean official!" Chai Xiyun joked softly.
"Don't make fun of me, it's more difficult than me to manage the princess's mansion." Zhao Yuanwei deliberately brought a little tiredness, and said softly in a soft voice, Chai Xiyun and Zhao Fuping couldn't help but cover their lips and chuckle, at this time, the maidservants had found dry clothes, waiting for the masters to change, Zhao Yuanwei was anxious, and hurriedly asked the Empress Dowager Zhou to resign, and went out of the palace, Zhao Fuping stayed in the West Palace for lunch, and helped Chai Xiyun to apply the ointment and return to the palace.